Come enjoy a California horseback riding vacation during your stay at Wicky-Up Ranch Bed and Breakfast, a working organic orange ranch.  In addition to horseback riding, you’ll discover all of the other wonderful activities our area has to offer. From golf and fishing to hiking and snowshoeing, there is something for everyone to enjoy here in Woodlake, California and its surroundings. Wicky-Up is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, just 30 minutes away from the Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. For more information on area fun, visit our Local Attractions page.  We also offer a variety of vacation packages that combine some of your favorite activities with great deals on lodging at the B&B.

Horse Corral Pack Station

Judy and Charley Mills live in Woodlake and have owned and operated Horse Corral Pack Station since 2000. It is a family-run business doing overnight pack trips as well as 1-hour, 2-hour and all-day rides. The lower age limit is 7 years old. 7 - 16 year-olds must wear riding helmets. Judy and Charley look forward to serving your needs.

Rates:
Hour Ride - $30
Two-hour ride - $55

Spot Pack Trips - $80-$185/day

Contact: Charlie or Judy Mills, owners, (559) 565-3404 or (559) 679-3573 (cell)

Riata Ranch International

Riata Ranch provides a basic and thorough equine education and horsemanship for youth. It’s a unique concept that teaches valuable life-lessons of hard work, discipline, pride and respect from the back of a horse of which to date 3,500 students have been able to experience which is chronicled in a book about the program, titled “ Riata Ranch Cowboy girls – Life Lessons Learned on the Back of a Horse”

Riata was created in 1957 by late founder, Tommy Maier. Today Riata Ranch International is under the direction of Jennifer Welch who has been associated with Riata Ranch for 30 years starting as a young student and then becoming one of the four original trick riding performers in the late 1970s, an international team leader in the 1980s through the 1990s and administrative staff for the last 10 years. Riata Ranch is a 501 (c) 3 non profit corporation dedicated to:

Empowering young people by building positive life skills, provide a safe and effective environment in which to learn and change lives by making good kids great citizens.

Arena, trail rides - $35/hr.
Lessons - $45/hr.

Contact: Jennifer Welch Nicholson, Executive Director, (559) 303-0729